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Open space before 1st clip?
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:34 pm
by deonholt
Hi there.
VS X2
How do I cause the first clip not to place itself at the very beginning of the timeline but only about 5 seconds into the project?
Thanx,
Deon
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:54 pm
by DVDDoug
Make a black "blank" JPEG with the photo/image editing software of your choice. Drop it in before the video, and set it to display for 5 seconds.
Is that what you want to accomplish?
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:56 pm
by deonholt
DVDDoug wrote:
Is that what you want to accomplish?
Exactly. Does this box need to be a specific size?
Thank you very much.
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:42 pm
by Black Lab
Doug is making it a little more difficult than it needs to be.
There are 2 easy ways to do it:
1. On the Edit tab, from the gallery drop down list choose Color, and drag a color clip (usually black, but can be whatever you wish) to the timeline. Adjust the length to 5 seconds.
2. Put your video in an overlay track. Clips in the overlay track do not "snap" to the beginning.